Flower Carpet Red Floribunda Shrub Rose: Groundcover Excellence

The Flower Carpet Red rose, part of the Flower Carpet® series from Noack (1996, PP10084), revolutionized landscape roses with its low, spreading habit, glossy disease-resistant foliage, and masses of single to semi-double red flowers. Also known as NOAfeuer, Heidefeuer, or Red Flower Carpet.

Classification and Heritage

Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh)
Cultivar: 'Flower Carpet Red'
Additional names: PP10084, NOAfeuer, Heidefeuer, Red Flower Carpet
Hybridized by: Noack
Registered/Introduced: 1996

Growth Habit and Blooms

Low, mounding groundcover 2–3 feet tall, 3–4 feet wide. Flowers are single to semi-double, 2 inches, bright red, in huge clusters. Continuous bloom from spring to frost. Exceptional disease resistance.

Cultivation Tips

• Sunlight: Full sun.
• Soil: Adaptable, well-drained.
• Watering: Drought tolerant once established.
• Pruning: Shear back in early spring to 6–8 inches.
• Hardiness: USDA zones 5–10.

Landscape Uses

Mass plantings, slopes, borders, containers. The ultimate low-maintenance rose.